- Date
- February 3, 1982, 13:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Nr. Colbert, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5527GCessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820203007489A
- Case key
- 72053
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Analysis
During flight, the instructor asked the student to perfrom a power-off approach-to-landing stall. The student began the maneuver at about 4600 ft with the carburetor heat on. During recovery, he abruptly advanced the throttle and the engine began to lose power. The instructor took control of the aircraft, and shortly thereafter, the engine ceased operating. The instructor attempted to restart the engine, but said that he was unable, due to lack of battery power. During a subsequent forced landing, the aircraft touched down on terrain covered with deep snow and nosed over. During an investigation, the carburetor and associated components were inspected for ice or other foreign material; however, none was found. The engine was removed from the aircraft and placed on a test stand. It operated normally during a ground run. Previously, one cell of the battery would not hold a charge. This required "hand propping" of the engine on the first flight of the day. Also, the battery was slow to recharge.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5527G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15071027
- Airframe hours
- 3,227
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Karen Kieran
- Registered owner
- Karen Kieran
- Departed
- SFF · Spokane, WA
- Destination
- SFF · Spokane, WA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 382 total · 54 in this make and model · 211 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5527G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.